India were "bounced and bruised at the MCG", declared a gleeful Australian media which, on Friday, hailed their cricket team for their surprise humbling of thefamed batting line-up of the visitors in the first Test in Melbourne.

The much vaunted Indian batting line-up came under attack from the Australian media as the visitors could post just 282 and 169 in the two innings against an inexperienced home side bowling attack to lose the Test by 122 runs.

Only Sachin Tendulkar seemed to be in control over the Australian fast bowlers as he top-scored in both innings with a fluent 73 and 32, the local media said. The Daily Telegraph wrote that the pressure is now on India and their famed batting line-up would have to prove that they are not flat track bullies.